Hose-shield.



G. El.. BURTSGHER APPLIOATION FILED No v.11, 1907.

921,079.I v Patenteamaymgog.

To all 'whom it may concern: Be Vit known that I, GEORGE, E. Buur- 'UNITED sTATns PATENT OFFICE.

enone'n'n. Bun'rscnnu, or cnIcAGo, ILLINOIS.

' HOSE-SHIELD. r

sci-1ER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, countyA of Cook, and State of 'Illinois, haveinvented certainnew and useful improvements in HoseShieldsl,-of which the following is a specification. v

M y invention relates to hose couplin s' and particularly to devices adapted to ho d the end of the hose and its coupling more iirmly together and termed a hose shield.

A metallic hose coupling for iiexible hose consists generally in a threaded nipple having a shank or sleeve to 'be inserted in the end oi' the hose and generally having a collar to llimit the movement of the sleeve into the hose. After the sleeve has been inserted in the'end. ofthe hose` a wire is clamped about the end to prevent separationyoic the hose and coupling. Such a coupling has been found inadequate in practice'especially `when the hose is used for fluid under great pressure. As under such circumstances the coupling is blown out by tearing the hose or the hose iscut by the binding wire. I am aware that devices have been devised to avoid this but usually they are quite expensive and generally necessitatean abandonment of the' old .shield embodying my invention in its preferred form, Fig. 2 is an elevation of the end4 of ahose and hose coupling equipped with my novel hose shield, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section thereof, Figi 4 is an elevation of a hose coupling such as is used to connect the ordinary garden hose to the hydrant or plug, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of hose shield such as is used with a coupling illustrated in Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is a planview of 'a blank from which the hose shield is formed, .the same being illustrated upon a reduced scale.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates'the Specification of Letters Patent. ,Application led November 11, 1.907. Serial No. 401,582.;

Pate'ntd may -1 1, 1909.

end of the4 hose and 2 ahose coupling such as is ordinarily used to attach the hose to a pneumatic tool. The coupling comprises a nipple, 3 a sleeve, 4 adapted to be inserted in the end ol' the hose'and a collar, 5, which is usually squared to receive a Wrench. shank or sleeve, 4 is serrated or transversely groovedas shown to hold more firmly within the hose.

The shield comprising my invention con` sists generally vof a portion adapted to lit overthe collar of the coupling and having an aperture for the nipple, 3, and a plurality of flexible members extending therefrom and adapted to inclcse the end of the hose for a distance c ual to or slightly greater than the length of t e shanl, .4. This may be formed in any suitable manner but I prefer to stamp the same out of sheet metal, and have so illustrated it in the several figures of the drawings.

Referring again to the drawings, 6 indicates a plate portion preferably `formed of substantially the same shape and size as the collar, 5, and.l having a centrally disposed hole, 7 for `the nipple, 3 to extend through. As the collar, 6 is usuallyhexagonal, I have illustrated the plate, 6 as being hexagonal to fit the same. Depending from each side of the member, 6 is a iiexible tongue or member, 8 forming a series of plates, which completely surround the end of the hose. The members,Spreferablyextend'slightlybeyond theend of the sleeve, 4 and their ends are The curved slightly inward as shown in Fig, 3.

The device is li'rst stamped'out in the form shown in Fig. 6 and is then bent into the shape shown in Fig. 1.

In using the 'device it is slipped on the end of the hose over the coupling, the nipple, 3 extending through the hole, 7 and the plate portion, 6 forming a ring or collar to rest against the end face of the collar, 5. The usual wire clamp, 1() is then secured about the plates, or members, 8 binding them `firmly upon the end of the hose. The plates, 8 prevent the wire 10 from cutting the hose, and also prevent expansion of the end of the hose and the plate, 6 prevents the coupling from blowing or tearing loose from the hose, the friction of the plates, 8 against the hose and the biting of the curved ends, 9 into the walls, thereof being sutlicient toV prevent dislodgment of the shield.

It is obvious that a shield of the precise construction described can only be employed when the nipple is of less diameter than the collar,- 5, hence, Cannot be employed with such couplings as used for ordinary garden hose wherein the screw couplingr member is of equal or greater diameter than the eollar.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a slightly modiiied form ot shield adapted for use with such a eouplinpr and in Fig. 4 have. illustrated it applied thereto. The only ditte-renee between this form of shield and the preceding: is thatl I form the same of two or more similar parts so thatlt may be apphed to the coupling by beinpr placed laterally thereon instead ot' being` slipped over the end as hereinbet'ore described.

The shield herein described is of simple construction and of low oost to manufacture and further may be used with any of the ordinary hose couplings to prevent them. blowing out or tearing away from th hose.

Having described my invention what I elaini as new and desire to seeure by Letters Patenty is:

A hose shield formed of sheet metal and eomprising a plate. portion adapted to tity in front of a collar of a hose-coupling and hav! ing an aperture to reeeive the nipple thereot' and a plurality of plate portions extending .therefrom and adapted to inelose the end ot' the hose, and means for clamping said plates thereon, said plates having inwardliT curved ends, substantiallyv as and for the purpose speeiiied.

In testimony whereotI I have, signed my naine to this specitieation in the presence of two subscribing,T witnesses.

GEORGE E. BU ltlhtl l ICH.

Witnesses LYDIA K1NKicNnicuGnn, HELEN F. LiLLis. 

